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Table in small scientist's room (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slab

'table' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'small scientist's room' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'scientist's room' becomes 'lab'.
's'+'lab'='SLAB'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for slab that I've seen before include "Large piece (of chocolate, stone, etc)" , "Piece, e.g. of cake" , "Thin flat stone" , "Mortuary table" , "Piece of paving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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